American counterparts of British bands

For the Animals I see the Rascals as closest in their R&B influences, blend of soul and rock, and the introduction of psychedelic influences later on.
Both groups had big hits with both outside material and self-penned songs. Both groups had members in the band as talented and important to their success as the lead singers.

 

America - Prelude

Dino Desi and Billy - Beaky Mick and Tich etc.

Damned - Dead Boys

You can do this. Just stay away from the A list.

 

They are both disliked by me so there is that.

 

In reverse order, so British Band, who had a few Counterparts US Bands:

Echo & The Bunnymen—A Post Punk Version of The Doors and The Velvet Underground.

 

James Taylor is definitely America’s Paul McCartney, to an almost comical degree.

 

David Hasselhoff / Jane Birkin

 

Trying to see this but can't.

 

Dire Straits as the British version of Creedence Clearwater Revival

4 piece guitar based bands (at least in the beginning) with a dominant brother that wrote and sang lead on all of the songs

 

None of the above.

 

I like Pavement, but they are just a band influenced by The Fall. It makes no more sense to say that they are the "American Fall" than to say Shakin' Stevens is the Welsh Elvis.

 

When I first heard "The Boys Are Back in Town" I thought it was an early Steely Dan song.

 

Dr. Feelgood and MC5

In short, both were blues-rock/RnR based bands with cathartic frontmen who were pivotal in shaping the punk/new-wave scenes in their respective countries

 

Both had guitarists with, er, interesting onstage moves.

 

The Grass Roots - Love Affair
Despite the similarity in sound and approach and the success in their respective countries, neither band was able to score a single chart record across the pond.

 

Mumford & Sons, the UK's Old Crow Medicine Show.

 

Thought I'd try my hand at this:

The Beatles = Bob Dylan (The Byrds if it has got to be a band) - most responsible for changes
The Rolling Stones = Creedence Clearwater Revival - hard rock riffs and solid rhythm section
The Kinks = The Beach Boys - introverted depressed genius and family member(s) doing something distinctly UK/US.
The Who = Love - Experimental/life-affirming/often brutal rock
The Animals = The Doors - organ heavy macho music
The Zombies = Simon & Garfunkel - soothing wonderfully written mood
The Yardbirds = Spirit - psych hard rock, not great singing and too many instrumentals
The Hollies = The Monkees - Beatles "inspired"
Donovan = Jefferson Airplane - heady psych-folk/rock
The Idle Race/Move/ELO = Buffalo Springfield/Neil Young/CSNY - a genius (or 2) and his bands
The Pretty Things = The Velvet Underground - sold nothing, influenced everything
Cream = Blue Cheer - psych hard rock

 

Steely Dan-Jeff Beck.
Kiss-Sigue Sigue Sputnik

 

I thought the exact same when I first heard the New Radicals.

 

Primal Scream during the "Rocks"-era of 1994 seemed like Britain's answer to The Black Crowes.

 

There isn't quite a British version of Tenacious D, but in terms of blending rock, classical and comedy, Bill Bailey is about as close as you will get.

 

Happy Mondays and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Both had their roots in raw, post-punk in the early 1980s - both were noticably influenced by Gang of Four, too - and brought bass-heavy funk their respective countries' alternative scenes during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

 

Would Diamond Dave or Hagar do the vocals on this?

 

The only thing those two had in common was the use of heroin.

 

They shared other drugs in common too.

 

talent wise; Beatles- Beach Boys...